Crayon holder



Feb. 6, 1940.

KL. DEAL 2,189,561

CRAYON HOLDER Filed Feb. 6, 1939 IN V EN TOR.

v Patented Felufi, 194

UNITED s'rATEs ais'ssci PATENT OFFICE nohnm Kenneth Deal, ceasi- Rapids, Iowa Application February a, 19:9, Serial No. sumo A further object of my invention is to provide a crayon holder which prevents melting and I0 bending while in use.

Another object of my invention is to provide a crayon holder whichmakes the crayon adiustable in length.

Still mother object of my invention is to pro- L5 Lids a crayon holder which is simple and easy use. Other and further features and obiects of the vention will be more apparent to those skilled in the art upon a consideration oi the accom- Ii panying drawing and following specifications,

wherein is disclosed a single exemplary embodiment of the invention. with the understanding. however, that such changes may be made therein asfsllwithinthescopeoftheappendedclaims, 5 without departing from the spirit of the invenethe invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of devices hereinafterdescribedandclaimed.

0 One formoftheinvention'isillustratedinthe accompanying drawinginwhich l 'igureiisasideviewofthecylindricalcrayon holder in accordance with my invention.

'I'lgure2isanentireviewofthesame.

; l iguresisaplanviewofthecrayoncap.

l'igureiisaninsideviewofthecrayoncapa 'ihebluntendofthecrayonisinsertedin the crayon cap I. 'ihe crayon and crayon cap I. is inserted at the bottom of the cylindrical ,crayon holder 2, iitting firmly, with the catch on the crayon cap lgoing through the opening. 'i'iiecatchisthenplacedinthehighest is used, making it adjustable to length.

5 Although I have described a specific embodiment of my invention, it is apparent that modincaticns thereofmaybemade bythose skilledin veiitlon as set forthin the appended claims.

1. Ahol erfor crayons and like sticks of drawing and writing materials including a cylinder.

one

ly the entire length of the cylinder, said slot being open at the lower end thereof to allow the cylinder to expand and contract to fit all sizes of writing materials, a cap in which the stick of writing material is received, the cap and stick 5 being slidably received in the cylinder to expose as much oi the stick of writing material as de-' sired, and means for locking the cap and stick in one of the plurality of positions in the cylindei' including a latch member at the edge of the cap to project through the slot in the cylinder and adaptedto slide in the slot to thereby adjust the position oi the stick with reference to the cylinder, and one of theedges of the slot having a series of notches therein to permit the latch to be rotated into any of the notches as desired, the notches having at least two sides, the one side of each notch toward the closed end of the cylinder being out substantially at right angles to the edge of the slot to provide, with the latch, a firm stop to prevent the stick of material being driven into the cylinder in writing, and each notch being beveled at the other face to 'permit'the latch to slide easily into the notch on pressure against the crayofi'.

2. A holder-for crayons and like sticks of draw- .ing and writing materials including a cylinder open at one end and closed at the other end, the cylinder having a slot extending longitudinally thereof from the open, end and substantially the entire length of the cylinder, a cap in which the stick of writing material is received, the cap and stick being slidably received in the cylinder to expose as much of the stick of writing material as desired and means for locking the cap and stick in one of a plurality of positions in the cylinder including a latch member at the edge of the cap to project through the slot in the cylinder and adaptedto slide in the slot to thereby adjust the position of the stick with reference to 40 the cylinder, and one of the edges of the slot having a series of notches therein to permit the latch to be rotated into any oi the notches as desired, the notches having at least two sides, the one side of each notch toward the closed end oi the cylinder being cut substantially at right angles to the edge of the slot to provide, with the latch, a firm stop to prevent the stick of material being driven into the cylinder in writing,

and each notch being beveled at the other face to 60 permit the latch to slide easily into the notch on pressure against the crayon, the notches having lips at the outer edges of the right angled facestoassistinholdingthelatchin the notch whenpressiu-eisappiiedtothestickasinwriting.

mm LEROY DEAL. 

